Unit3TheInternet----DiscoveringUsefulStructures

一、語法填空

1.Abridgeisbeingbuiltinthe(distant)andits

constructionwillbefinishedinayear.

2.(inspire)byhernewunderstanding,Emilyspentthe

restofheryearinEnglandtakingcoursesincommunications

andmediastudies.

3.Themagazinemakestheseideasattractiveand(access)

tochildren.

4.Jennymadeuphermindtomakeanapologytohermotherfor

her(rude).

二、完形填空

Hundredsofpeoplehaveformedimpressionsofyouthrough

thatlittledevice(裝置)onyourdesk.Andthey'venever

actually1you.Everythingtheyknowaboutyoucamethrough

thisdevice,sometimesfromhundredsofmilesaway.2

theyfeeltheycanknowyoujustfromthesoundofyourvoice.

That'showpowerfulthe3is.

Powerful,yes,butnotalways4.ForyearsIdealt

withmytravelagentonlybyphone.Rani,myfacelessagent

whomI'dnevermet5,gotmerock-bottompriceson

airfares,cars,andhotels.Buthercoldvoicereally6

me.Isometimeswishedtofindanotheragent.

Onemorning,Ihadto7animmediateflighthomefor

afamilyemergency.IranintoRaniJsofficeforthefirsttime.

Thewomansittingatthedesk,8mymadness,

sympatheticallyjumpedup.Shegavemea9smile,nodded

whilelisteningpatiently,andthenprintedouttheticket

immediately."Whatawonderfullady!”Ithought.

Rushingout10Icalledoutovermyshoulder,“Bythe

way,what'syourname?”'TmRani,“shesaid.Iturned

aroundandsawa11womanwithabigsmileonherfacewaving

towishmeasafetrip.Iwas12!WhyhadIthoughtshewas

cold?Raniwas,well,so13.

Sittingbackinthecaronthewaytotheairport,I

figureditallout.Rani's14-herwarmsmile,hernods,

her'I'mhereforyou,15-wereallsilentsignalsthat

didn,ttravelthroughwires.

1.A.acceptedB.noticedC.heardD.met

2.A.ThusB.YetC.ThenD.

Indeed

3.A.telephoneB.voice

C.connectionD.impression

4.A.directB.usefulC.easyD.

accurate

5.A.inpersonB.bymyself

C.inpublicD.onpurpose

6.A.annoyedB.interested

C.discouragedD.confused

7.A.arrangeB.postpone

C.confirmD.book

8.A.expectingB.seeingC.testingD.avoiding

9.A.shyB.comforting

C.familiarD.forced

10.A.hopefullyB.disappointedly

C.gratefullyD.regretfully

11.A.carefulB.serious

C.nervousD.pleasant

12.A.amusedB.worried

C.helplessD.speechless

13.A.calmB.niceC.proudD.clever

14.A.forgivenessB.eagerness

C.friendlinessD.skillfulness

15.A.explanationB.attitude

C.conceptD.behavior

三、閱讀理解

Doyoueverfindyourselfspendingtimeonproductreviews

whenyoubuysomethingonline,onlytofindthattheproduct

youboughtisjunk（廢物）？NewresearchledbyDr.Powellof

StanfordUniversitymayexplainwhythishappens:itboilsdown

tothenumberofreviewsaproducthas.

Thestudyfoundthatwhenchoosingbetweentwoproducts

online,peopletendtofavortheonewithmorereviewsdespite

thefactthatthemorereviewedproductisoflowerquality.

Thisisbecausewhenshoppingonline,consumersengage（從事）in

atypeof“sociallearning”,wheretheylearnfromobserving

thedecisionsofotherpeopleandtheresultsofthosedecisions.

Peopleattachmoreimportancetothechoicesofothers.When

evaluatingonlineproducts,theitem,sratingandnumberof

reviewscanbehelpfultoanunsurecustomer.Butanewstudy,

publishedinthejournalPsychologicalScience,foundthat

consumersdon,tcheckthosefigurestolearntheirtruemeaning

enough.Sotheyfailtodoasimpletaskwhenviewingonline

ratingandreviews,leadingthemtopurchaseproductsofpoor

quality.

Whenshoppingonline,consumersengaginginsocial

learningbecomeinformedfromthedecisionsofothers.For

example,you'remorelikelytobuyabookatthetopofthe

NewYorkTimes'best-sellerslistorbuyanappthat'sbeen

downloadedmillionsoftimes.Butlookingatotherpeople's

choicesisonlyapartofsociallearning.However,howpeople

understandorfailtounderstandthisdataisaffectingtheir

decision-makinginanegativeway.Overcomingthisbias（偏

見）isdifficultbecauseconsumersfindcomfortinpopularity.

Powellandhiscolleaguesalsofoundevidenceofthistrend

beyondthestudy."Itdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatbetter

thingsdon'tbecomemorepopular,butasaconsumer,whenyou'

relookingatthenumberofreviews,it'snottellingyou

anything,“saidDr.Powell.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“boilsdownto“probably

mean?

A.isequaltoB.resultsin

C.isduetoD.focuseson

2.Whatbeliefdounsureconsumersholdwhenpurchasing

products?

A.Ratingdeterminesquality.

B.Popularityisgood.

C.Badreviewsshouldbeignored.

D.More-reviewedproductsarepoor.

3.WhatdoDr.Powell'swordsmeaninthelastparagraph?

A.Theproduct'sratingandnumberofreviewsoftenfailto

reflecttruequality.

B.Usuallyconsumerswillfindmuchcomfortinpopularity.

C.Consumersshoulddistinguishgoodthingsandbadthings.

D.Consumersshouldfollowotherswhenbuyingthingsonline.

4.Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthetext?

A.HowtoPurchaseOnline

B.WhyWeBuyJunkOnline

C.WhyWeIgnoreBadReviews

D.HowtoReviewaProduct

一、語法填空

1.distance

2.Inspired

3.accessible

4.rudeness

二、完形填空

1.Doaccepted接受;noticed注意;heard聽說；聽見;met遇見。根

據第一句可知很多人只是通過電話了解你，你們也許從來都沒有見

過面，只是通過電話交流。故選D。

2.Bothus因此；yet然而；then然后；indeed實際上，確實。雖

然你們之間的距離很遠，但是他們只要通過你的聲音，就可以了解

你。上下文之間是轉折關系，所以使用副詞yet。故選B。

3.Aotelephone電話；voice聲音；connection連接；impression

印象。根據故事第一段及第二段中onlybyphone可知是作者在談

電話的作用，人們可以通過電話了解你。這說明了電話功能的強大,

故選Ao

4.Dodirect直接的juseful有用的;easy容易的;accurate準確的。

上文提到電話功能強大，but說明上下文之間是轉折關系，電話雖然

很強大，但是也并不是很準確。故選D。

5.Aoinperson本人，親自；bymyself獨自地，單獨地；inpublic

公開地，當眾;onpurpose故意地。與空前的faceless形成呼應，

Rani是我的代理人，但是我們從來沒有碰過面。故選A。

6.Aoannoyed生氣的,煩惱的；interested感興趣的;discouraged

灰心的，泄氣的；confused困惑的。由空前的coldvoice可知Rani

在電話里的聲音很冷漠，這讓我很不高興，甚至想過要另外找一個

代理人。說明我對她的聲音很反感。故選A。

7.Doarrange安排；postpone推遲；confirm確認；book預訂。因為家

中的緊急事情我要立刻預訂回家的航班。動詞book與flight相搭配。

故選Do

8.Bo考查動詞辨析。expecting期待，預料；seeing看見；testing

檢測；avoiding避免。看到我那么著急，Rani非常同情我。動詞see

與上下文搭配一致。故選B。

9.Boshy害羞的;comforting安慰的；familiar熟悉的；forced被迫

的。她看到我很著急，笑著安慰我。故選B。

10.Cohopefully充滿希望地；disappointedly失望地；gratefully

感激地;regretfully遺憾地。Rani如此迅速地幫我把機票打印出來，

而且一直面帶微笑，這讓我心存感激。故選C。

11.Docareful細心的；serious嚴肅的，認真的；nervous緊張

的;pleasant令人愉快的。現實生活中的Rani富有同情心，待人熱

情大方，是一個可以愉快相處的人。所以當我轉身時，看見的是與電

話中完全不一樣的Rani。故選D。

12.Doamused愉快的；worried擔心的；helpless無助的；

speechless無語的。我之前認為她很冷漠，甚至有了要另找代理的

想法，而現實生活中的她是如此的體貼大方，這讓我真是無言以對。

故選Do

13.Bocalm平靜的；nice和藹的，友善的；proud自豪的；clever

聰明的。前句提到WhyhadIthoughtshewascold?可知之前我認

為Rani很冷漠，但卻沒有想到實際生活中的Rani是如此和藹。故選

Bo

14.Coforgiveness諒解;eagerness渴望;friendliness友

好;skillfulness熟練。從上文可知R